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Swing, Brothers! Sing, Sisters? Howl and cheer, everybody! Because Judy Garland
at her
- plùs 7 lun-stars... bring you the mirth-and-melody Show of Showa!
bess
ALLAN
JONES
JUDY
GARLAND
LYNRE .CARVER
FANNY
BRICE
EVERYBODY SING
Metra Godlyn Mayer
PROTURE
NEXT CHANCE
M.G.M. Picturo
also TRAVELTALK "SERENE
SIAM"
Reginald OWEN Billie BURKE Reginald GARDINER Directed by Edwin L. Maris Proused by HARBY RAPE
“BEG, BORROW OR STEAL" with Frank Morgan John Beal Florence Rice
QUEEN'S
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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY O
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Another Hilarious Adventuro
in the hectic lives of Annabel, temperamental Screen Star, and Lanny, screwball press-agent I
IT'S A 'LAUGH ALL THE WAY!
JACK
LUCILLE
CAKIE BALL
ANNABEL
TAKES A
TOUR
wuh
RUTH DONNELLY. BRADLEY PAGE
RALPH FORBES FRANCES MERCER
ADDED!
RADIO
Picture
3 Walt Disney's Cartoons in Technicolour
(1) Mickey Mouse in "Boat Builders"
(2) Mickey Mouse in "Hawaiian Holiday" (3) Donald Duck in "Self Control" TO-NIGHT at 9.20 P.M.
HONG KONG, PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents THE FINAL PERFORMANCE of
"RUDDIGORE”
PRICES: $3.30, $2.20 & $1,10 INCLUDING TAX
TOMORROW
A Paramount
Picturo
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30-6.15
THE THRILL PICTURE OF THE YEAR
覆蓋
BOOLOO "
COLN TAPLEY - MAMO CLARK
FLEMING
ROAD WANGHAI
Saturday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
H. K. N. V. F.
PROMOTIONS
December 17, 1938.
4,000 Jews
No Optimism To Pass
ANNOUNCED About Peace
The following promotions in: the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Forcé have been announced:--
Lieutenant lo Lieutenant-Com- mander-Richard John Vernall, with effcet from November 8, 1938,
Acting Sub-Lieutenant
to Sub- Lieutenant-Claude Trenchard- Davis, M.C., with effect from Novem- ber 10, 1037
with
John Gordon Gifford-Hull, with effect from November 23, 1037.
Sub-Lieutenant to Acting Licu- tenant: William Ralph Ewing Ste- phenson, with effect from November 0, 1930.
Claude Trenchard-Dayls, M.C.. with effect from November 8, 1938.
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) to Sub- Lieutenant (E):-Frank Buckle, with effect from November 27, 1937.
Cudet to Acting Sub-Lieutenant--- Desinand Ernest Hindmarsh. effect from November 15, 1038.
Cadet to Acting Sub- .-Bernard Joseph Mora-i han, with effect from November, 8,
Maurice 1938. Thomas
Parsons, with effect from November 15, 1930, George Gordon Stopani-Thomson, with effect from November 23, 1938. Probationary Cadet to Cadet: Patrick Cardinal Masen Sedgwick, with effect from November 5, 1937. Frank Cecil Manning, with effect from February 12, 1938, Gerald John Probyn Carey, with effect from February 12, 1038 Willian Alou Johnson, with effect from March 18, 1938, Robert John Minnitt, with effect from November 8, 1938. James Thomas Brown, with effect from November 8, 1038. Jack Yuan Hut- ton-Potts, with effect from Novem- ber 15, 1938. Kenneth Albert Watron, with effect from November 15, 1938,
Boer Celebrations Reach Climax
Pretoria, Dec. 16. The fourth day of the Voortrekker centenary celebrations reached climax to-day when the foundation stone of the memorial
to comme-
morate the great trek of 1838, when
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. ARRIVING IN the Queen Mory to-day. Mr. Joseph Kennedy, the American Am bassador to London said: "I am not particularly optimistle about peace in Europe."
No sald that Mr. Chamber- Jain's programme had not yet accomplished anything, adding **Whatever
comes of should stay out."
we
Asked for his opinion of Herr Her, the Ambassador replied: "I suggest you meet me this day after I resign."-United Prena.
LATE NEWS
Huge Navy Budget For France
Park, Dec. 16.
The French navy-estimates for 1939 total 8,174,000,000 francs, it was announced to-night, which Includes 2,674,000,000 francs for current upkeep and working ex- penses, and 5,500,000,000 francs for extraordinary
expenditure
for new material and equipment. poris and arsenals.
The amount represents an in- crease of 76 per cent, compared with the 1938 estimates, namely 2:4 per
cent, on the ordinary budget, and 121 per cent, new construction.
It is aimed to complete all vessels under construelton pro- vided in the estimates by January 1, 1943-Reuter Special.
Britain's 60 New Warships
London, Dec, 16,
Naval expenditure has doubled.
Through H.K.
Toklu, Dec. 17. Over 4,000 News from Europe will Hand in Shanghai In the near future Frovented the spokesman of
Japanese Foreign Office to-day. these about 1,000. wift land December 20 having made the journey in the Conte Blancamano
the Dutch, settlers left the Cape to army expenditure has trebled, und escape British rule, was laid here by air force expenditure has quintupled three women descendants of since the Inst elections said Mr. Voortrekker leaders.
Lerlie Hore Belisha at Devonport |
the
A crowd of 200,000 participated in to-day.
ceremony.
He added that it was expeeled that Alessages Were received from 60 warships, representing 130,000 Queen Wilhelmina, and Mr. Malcolm tons, would enter into service MacDonald on behalf of the Nether-| linasefal year.-Reuter,
lands ind United Kingdom res pectively, the former expressing the hope thin the celebrations would give new ties to the old bonds be- tween the Union and the Nether- lands, and the latter expressing admiration for the courage and endurance displayed by the
7 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
Rome, Dee. 16.
the Of
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while a futher 2,000 to 3,000 are now en route. About 1,000 arc from Germany, and the remaining group is composed of refugees from Italy, mostly Germans.
Whether the Jews will be granted permission to reside permanently in Shanghai depends on the decision talion by the local Government de- clares the spokesman, und should the Jews be allowed to settle there, no distinction will be mude between them and members of other faces, although politically ruspletous per- song will not be periniited__to_re- nah.-Trans-Ocean.
NEW SECRETARY FOR COUNCIL
Mr. Charles J. Roe bas been appointed to act as Secretary to the Urban Council as from December 15,
Mr.
NEW JAPANESE CONSUL-GENERAL
Akiyoshi - Tajiri, Consul. General for Japan at Hongkong. assumed charge of the Japanese Consulate-Generat on December 10:
NO DEVALUATION OF RUPEE
New Delhi, Dee, 18. A communique states that the ¡Government of India has no intention of allowing the present exchange value of the rupees to be lowered- Reuter.
06974 00944
Forged Cash Sweep Ticket Misfired
Sentence of six months' imprison- iment with hard labour was Imposed ពត Wong Kwan-yu. 26-year-old
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RD. HOWLOON-DRRY AT 7,30·5,20×720 € 950 •TKL. JOGAS
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
IT'S JANE'S FUNNIEST !
IT'S A LAUGH AVALANCHE !
TO - MORROW
A Paramount Pictura
DAILY
AT
$30
520
720
•
9:20
Jane's up to her grin
in
trouble
again
Jane Withers ALWAYS IN TROUBLE
JEAN ROGERS ARTHUR TREACHER ROBERT KELLARD - EDDIE COLLINS O ANDREW TOMBES - MANA BRYANT JOAN WOODBURY
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
THE THRILL PICTURE OF THE YEAR "BOOLOO"
COLIN TAPLEY - MAMO CLARK
STARE
℗ TO-DAY ONLY
KOWLOON
houseboy, for attempting to defraud Eddie Cantor in "ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN”
the Macao Jockey Club of $3,682 by ¡means of a forged sweep leket.
Evidence disclosed that
Wong changed the number of 1:15
-sweep Seven people were killed when a ticket, 06071, to 00944. the winning Voortrekkers In their historien Italian military plane crashed near number in the Lamchen Cup on
enterprise.-Reuter.
NEW PREMIER OF SIAM
Bangkok, Dee. 10.
for
the
Mr. Pibutsonggram, Minister Defence in Slam, has been appointed Premier by the Council for Regency-Reuter,
Rimini la-day.---Reuter,
December 11.
TO - MORROW
MGM Picturo
Four days after the race the actual g winner of the sweep collected thr money from the Macao Jockey Club alice in Hongkong. A few hours later Wong produced his fleket, claiming to be the winner.
Oficials of the club detained him and sent for the police.
KineEXAKTA
SHOWS
DAILY 230-620
730-230
A 20th Century Fox Picture
STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY "BOHEMIAN GIRL"
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
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KOWLOON
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NEW STREAMLINED COMEDY THAT'S A LAUGH RIOT!
A much married mufi-millionaire is subdued and put into a sirait-jacket by his eighth wife whom he married for a new thrill.-
AMERICA'S STANNO LOVE TEÁRE
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Your "One In A Millson" sweethearts
... radiantly re-united!
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·with
JEAN HERSHOLT ETHEL MERMAN CÉSAR ROMERO
BILLY GILBERT PAYMOND SCOTT QUINTET WALLY VERNON - LEAH RAY
Directed by Ray Dal
CLAUDITTE
COLBERT
GARY
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"BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE”.
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WARNER BAXTER JOAN BENNETT
Vogues
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HELMUT (NOCHT
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7, CHATER ROAD.
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
THE HAPPIEST-HIT OF THE SEASON !
Jane Withors in ́ ́"RASCALS" with Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox, Berzah Minevitch and His Gang
A 20th Contury-Fox Picture
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